starscape

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noun

A picture or view of a field of stars.

OriginEnglish landscapebf. ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra →
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Meanings

nounstarscape (plural starscapes)

plural starscapes

  1. astronomyA picture or view of a field of stars.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  6. Old Englishsteorra
  7. Middle Englishsterre
  8. Englishstar
  9. Englishlandscapebf.
  10. Englishstarscape

From star + -scape.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spearcast
Cite this entry
APA

starscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starscape

MLA

“starscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starscape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starscape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starscape.

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